January 1, 2018 Kim Jong Un claims he has 'nuclear button' on his desk North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat.
December 31, 2017 North Korea sanctions are not working - a naval blockade might Despite U.N. sanctions and international condemnation, the oil and money continues to flow into North Korea.
December 31, 2017 South Korea seizes second ship suspected of selling oil to North Korea South Korea announced Sunday that it has seized another ship suspected of violating U.N. sanctions by selling oil to North Korea at sea – this time a Panama-flagged one.
December 30, 2017 North Korea vows to never give up nukes if US continues 'blackmail and war drills' North Korea said Saturday that it would never give up its nuclear weapons as long as the United States and its allies continue their "blackmail and war drills" at its doorstep.
December 30, 2017 North Korea received oil from Russia in violation of UN sanctions: report In an apparent violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution, Russian ships have allegedly transferred oil products to North Korean vessels out at sea on several occasions, according to a published report.
December 29, 2017 North Korea's Kim, China's Xi both had a big year. Here's why we should care about Asia's 2017 Asia was much in the news in 2017, as North Korea’s brutal dictator Kim Jong Un surprised experts around the world with rapid progress in his weapons program, testing intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs.
December 29, 2017 South Korea holding crew of ship that allegedly gave oil to North Koreans The crew of a Hong Kong-flagged ship that allegedly violated U.N. sanctions by transferring oil to a North Korean vessel in October is being held in South Korea, officials announced Friday, until a full inspection is sent to the Security Council.
December 29, 2017 North Korean nuclear scientist who defected to China kills himself after forced to return A North Korean nuclear scientist who reportedly fled the country while taking time off from work to deal with “anxiety over his research projects” has killed himself inside a prison cell after being recaptured in China and sent back over the border.
December 27, 2017 China spotted illegally selling oil to North Korea, report says U.S. spy satellites reportedly captured photos of Chinese ships illegally selling oil to North Korean boats some 30 times since October.
December 27, 2017 Olympics in mind, South Korea deports 17 foreigners 'who could pose a terrorist menace' South Korea has reportedly deported 17 foreigners as an antiterror measure ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in January.
